Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Cloud computing lowers capital cost requirements, turns fixed costs into variable costs and provides small businesses the ability to easily scale their business up, and down, with demand.    It is a game changer for many businesses. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

  As part of the sale, they agreed to pay $10 million in post acquisition costs and cover employee pension liabilities.   Actually, they sold it for a lot less than $1.  In other words, they paid millions of dollars to get rid of Newsweek.    Such are the fortunes of new versus old media these days. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 23, 2010

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AUGUST 23, 2010

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 22, 2010

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? E-Mail me or follow me. Starting a Small Business?

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Small Business Labs

JULY 8, 2010

  Costs - both living and business - are also much lower than most of the coastal U.S.   Technology firms looking for skilled labor and low costs are also starting to thrive in places like Fargo.    But as the article points out, it is not just commodity related industries that are doing well in the Heartland. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 7, 2010

  Space is generally limited and costs low.    Freelance Camp SF cost $30 and sold out.  .  Content is provided by participants and the day consists of sessions proposed by attendees with the schedule created on site the morning of the event.   There were about 80 attendees. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 28, 2010

  Add in excellent universities and low business costs, and it is easy to see why technology firms are thriving there. "  He was joking of course, but it did make me realize a lot of folks are unaware of the interesting technology activities going on in the midwest.  So take some time to read Silicon Prairie News. 

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 27, 2010

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Benefits of Online Software for Small Business.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 26, 2010

  These firms do not need or want to incur the costs associated with traditional office space.  both of these seem great, particularly for freelancers or those who travel frequently for work as sometimes being alone can really stifle your motivation or creativity. .    An example is Parisoma. 

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

  ooShirts outsources almost everything and is tightly focused on keeping costs to a bare minimum.  Be careful not to co-mingle the term "lean startup" with low-cost or cheap. As meant by Eric Reis and Steve Blank, "lean startup" is not about cost.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

We will keep costs low and fingers crossed. Glad to see you are sharing your wisdom regarding startups. Chuck and I are having fun trying to make 99cent aps into a viable business to put dinner on the table. Thanks for doing your blog! Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

  But their prices have fallen substantially over the last few years and low end professional 3D printers cost less than $5,000.  Hewlett-Packard last month released its first mass-market 3D printer, Designjet, costing around £15,000, and is targeting designers, who can use it to create models or prototypes.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 19, 2010

  The good news is the cost cutting resulted in small businesses being able to improve their margins and profits in Q2 versus a very bad Q2 in 2009. .  The S&P 500 saw a 10% increase in Q2 year over year sales while the Intuit Small Business Trends Index shows a 19% decline.  unemployment will remain high.  

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 22, 2012

It is a nightmare, especially if they travel abroad a lot and have loads of foreign currency in addition to the receipts and credit card statements. If it is difficult for you to argue the case with your manager ask the finance team to investigate it and go back to your boss directly. So how do you slimline this process?

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 2, 2010

Posted by: Vic Torgeson | June 02, 2010 at 06:27 AM Technology and managing it effectively and cost effectively has become a key consideration for doing business. Gone are the decades of relying for a "war" to stimulate the economy.we are technology driven,,,and all funds should be put toward that means.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 11, 2010

  Key quote from the article: "The biggest reason why customers will cut the cord, according to the study, is the growing cost of pay-TV service. .  The main driver for this shift is price.  " The other drivers are, of course, the expansion of broadband and the growing availability of video content on the web. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 4, 2010

  For example, a recent San Francisco Groupon offer was $50 for a child photography session normally costing $295. .  Groupon subscribers get emails with deal offers from local businesses.    The deals are generally discounted.    The question this begs is why aren't local newspapers doing this?

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

  Browsing is quick and easy and the iPad has replaced my notebook for use in meetings and local travel.    But on overnight trips or longer, I leave my iPad at home and take my notebook.    I also rarely use the iPad while at my desk.    The reason is simple. 

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 13, 2010

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Concentrate on your business, not your office.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 27, 2010

TED costs thousands of dollars to attend, but they make the talks available for free on their website.  Speaking at TED is now considered a top honor and those that get to do it spend weeks preparing their presentations, which are called TED Talks.    Since all TED talks are interesting, so is this list.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 11, 2010

  They've also improved productivity through costs cutting, reductions in staff and automation. Large companies are doing well because of their exposure to stronger international markets and better access to credit and government stimulus spending.  They've Small businesses are not doing nearly as well. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 3, 2010

  While everyone focuses on the lower cost of contingent workers, we believe the increased business flexibility they provide is at least an equally important driver.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2010

  the growing number of useful, low cost business applications for smartphones.  .  While reading 2D and 3D barcodes is probably the most common smartphone camera data entry use, the number of data entry uses are expanding rapidly.    It's also kinda fun to use.    And it is only $10.00. 

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Lower the costs of starting and operating a small business. .  The growth of contingent workers will: Provide more part-time and freelance job opportunities for older workers not ready for traditional retirement Shift where and how we work, with the home and 3rd places like coworking facilities becoming more important work places.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 14, 2010

  He also said his accountant estimated he broke even on their service before accounting for health care costs.  .  He said they saved him a lot of administrative time and effort.    The estimated health care savings were $500 per month.    He was very pleased with MBO. 

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Starting a Small Business? How to be successful and eco-friendly.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 16, 2008

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Concentrate on your business, not your office.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Ask me your small business questions, I will answer them ASAP.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Can you help me to find and raise finance? E-Mail me or follow me.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 17, 2006

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? I can do mundane administrative work during travel time.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

You can easily track personal and business finances, quickly see the profit/loss of the business, create invoices, review financial reports, import data AND easily transfer information to Turbo Tax (another program I'd recommend!)         Tiffany Odutoye Talk Social Networking Llc. Create a custom page.

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On The Job

JUNE 23, 2011

Those in health care and pharmacy, finance, computer network and security — and even some engineering and manufacturing, are all looking for IT talent." That growth has trickled down to a demand for more marketing and sales employees and also finance and accounting, he says. But that's a really hard way to get a job."

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Benefits of Online Software for Small Business.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 7, 2010

If you are great at computer networking, and continually work at building up your computer networking experience and knowledge, there are people who will be impressed more and more by your consistency. We always compliment folks who travel more, and who try out new activities, because they are opening their minds up in the process.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Concentrate on your business, not your office. Starting a Small Business?

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Small Business Labs

MAY 24, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Small Business Side of Maker Faire | Main | Social Networks, Cultural Evolution and Idea Sex » May 24, 2010 Maker Faire Round-Up, From a Small Business Perspective Maker Faire , the annual geek show celebrating DIY culture, was held last weekend in Silicon Valley. 

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